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Oedipus Rex

1967 · Film · Italy · Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Poster of Oedipus Rex
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The earth-walled ksar of Aït Benhaddou rising above its riverbed
Filmed here: Aït Benhaddou · Photo: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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Oedipus Rex (Italian: Edipo re) is a 1967 Italian film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based upon the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles in 428 BC. It stars Pasolini's regular collaborator Franco Citti in the titular role, along with Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene and Julian Beck.

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Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Wikipedia: Category:Films shot in Morocco
  2. Wikipedia: Category:Films shot in Ouarzazate
  3. French Wikipedia, filming-location category
  4. Wikidata, filming location (P915)

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Also shot there, and the sets to visit

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves1954 · Taroudant, Ouarzazate, AgadirThe Man Who Knew Too Much1956 · Ouarzazate, MarrakechLawrence of Arabia1962 · Ouarzazate, Aït BenhaddouSodom and Gomorrah1962 · Marrakech, OuarzazateGreed in the Sun1964 · Ouarzazate, MarrakechThe Man Who Would Be King1975 · Ouarzazate, Aït BenhaddouBanzaï1983 · OuarzazateThe Jewel of the Nile1985 · Ouarzazate, Aït Benhaddou, MeknesThe film mapEvery title shot in Morocco, with filtersVisiting the film setsA route to Ouarzazate, Aït Benhaddou, Essaouira and Tangier

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